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womyn
womyn [ wmmən ] (plural wimmin [ wímmin ])


noun 
Definition:
 
US woman: used by some feminists as a nonsexist spelling of 'woman' in order to avoid the suffix 'man' ( dated )

[Late 20th century. Alteration of woman]
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